Ruth Homers Provide Bit of Interest
Babe Ruth belted his 41st and 42nd home runs as major league action cooled by rain produced mixed results. Cubs swept Braves while Giants and Reds suffered weekend washouts. Pirates beat Robins in Brooklyn. Phillies split with Cardinals. A's and Yankees split. Detroit and Boston split with varied outcomes across venues.
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William J. Chipman
Associated Press
Babe Ruth
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Chicago
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Dazzy Vance
Ray French
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A’s
Bob Grove
Willis Hudlin
Rube Walberg
Yanks
Vic Sorrell
Emil Yde
Roy Sherid
Red Sox
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White Sox
Baseball results and standings across American and National leagues
Yesterday's results show St Louis and Boston winning 3 0 and 4 0 respectively Detroit beat New York 9 to 8 in a close one Chicago nipped Washington 4 to 3 and Philadelphia held a strong lead in the standings with New York Cleveland and St Louis close behind The American League listed Chicago at Washington Detroit at New York Cleveland at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston in today’s games National League results include Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston and Chicago in tight matchup and Philadelphia St Louis Gotham and others in action Texas League games feature Beaumont Shreveport Houston Dallas and Wichita Falls with Houston and Dallas leading their divisions and Beaumont at Shreveport set for a double bill
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Southwest Conference Football Starts Its 10th Season
Teams converge at seven schools as training camps open and interest shifts from baseball to football. The title race faces a tight year with five to six strong contenders challenging Texas University Longhorns for the crown, including Arkansas and others in the conference.
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Texas University Longhorns
Arkansas Razorbacks
Gridiron Hotshots Report for 1929 Varsity Trials
Ninety three candidates report to Cornell coach Gil Dobie for first instructions as twelve letter men miss from the 1928 squad. Brown, Penn and NYU also field large early training groups as prep for the 1929 season.
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United Press
Ithaca, N
Cornell
Gil Dobie
Dobie
Providence, R
Tuss” McLaughry
Brown University
Coaches Named for Three Texas Programs as Season Opens
The Parkers are viewed as uncertain title contenders while Rice Institute and three other teams begin practice. Clyde Littlefield tutors Texas Longhorns, Ray Morrison leads SMU, and Morley Jennings returns to Baylor. Matty Bell takes Texas A&M, Schmidt is at TCU, Fred Thomson at Arkansas, and Jack Meagher at Rice.
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Aggie
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Texas Christian University
Fred Thomson
Arkansas University
Schmidt
Jack Meagher
St. Edward's University
Rice
Claude Rothgeb
Sports Prove To Be Tough To Beat Out
Art Phelan's Shreveport Sports surge toward the Texas League playoff race tightens as they win twice over Beaumont and Houston. Whelan Parks and Holman homer in a 6 5 opener, Williamson shuts down Spicers 2 0 in nightcap, then the Spuds edge Indians 12 9 after a late rally. Eddies Moore day at Fort Worth as Cats split with Waco. Kittens batter breaks league record with 27 triples.
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Associated Press
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Shreveport Sports
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Frasier
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Eddies Moore
Fort
Mickey Walker Arrested in Hollywood Wild Party Incident
World middleweight champion Mickey Walker was arrested in Hollywood after a wild apartment party. Police charged him with drunkenness violation of the state dry law and disturbance of the peace along with three men and a young woman. Bail was set at 250 dollars each and all remained in custody.
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Hollywood
Calif
Mickey Walker
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Ray Haller
Arthur Houseman
Gordon Sweetney
Mickey
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National League and American League statistical leaders listed
Summary of leading players by September 5 with season totals in batting hits RBIs homers and base running. Notable figures include O'Doul and Ruth leading in multiple categories, plus pitching leaders Bush Zachary and Foxx among early September standings.
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Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Ruth
Yankees
Simmons
Manush
Browns
Miller
Fonseca
Indians
Yanks
Zachary
Late baseball star Fred Allnoch Jr dies after surgery
Fred Allnoch Jr., 24, former standout for St. Thomas College Houston and Notre Dame, died in a Houston hospital after an appendicitis operation. His brother Danny Allnoch plays football and baseball for Rice University.
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United Press
Houston
Tex
Fred Allnoch, Jr
St. Thomas College of Houston
Notre Dame University
Danny Allnoch
Rice
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